Hermannia linnaeoides (burch. ex Dc.) K.schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hermannia

Characteristics

Perennial herb, ± 0.1 m high. Stems procumbent. Leaves shortly petiolate; close set; blade broadly ovate to suborbicular, green with red margins, margins 5-7-crenate-lobulate, upper and lower surfaces with glabrescent hairs. Flowers: in 2-flowered cymes; calyx campanulate; petals pink to orange-red; Feb., Mar.
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Small, creeping perennial, stems up to 200 mm long, sometimes rooting at nodes. Leaves small, ovate, round-toothed. Flowers 1 or 2 on slender pedicels in leaf axils near branch tips, pendulous, ± bell-shaped, orange. Mar.-May and Oct.
Prostrate herb. Leaves broadly ovate to suborbicular, green with red margins, margins 5-7-crenate-lobulate. Inflorescence a 1-flowered cyme. Petals 7-10 mm long. Flowers solitary; pink to orange-red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system creeping-root
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Images

Hermannia linnaeoides unspecified picture

Distribution

Hermannia linnaeoides world distribution map, present in Botswana and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823815-1
WFO ID wfo-0001140986
COL ID 3KZJJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mahernia gracilis Hermannia rotundata Hermannia linnaeoides Mahernia linnaeoides Mahernia rotundata